Quest 234

[primrosella]

[Accidental Video Post]

[It's just a bit past noon when the video flickers on--then off--then on again, wobbling in and out of darkness before finally bringing into focus the sight of a train compartment, and a slightly rumpled-looking girl sitting on the soft blue cushions, gazing intently out the window. Her own silence makes the noises of the

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[sparkling_by]

[just walking from one compartment to the next...]

Where is the driver of the poor commoner pushing this train? We need to have a word, this is slavery, and that's just wrong! And the commoner isn't making it go fast enough, either.

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[primrosella]

[And she's glancing up at the familiar voice.]

Tamaki? Tamaki, is that you?

NOW WITH LESS HTML FAIL...........

[sparkling_by]

[blink... blink... oh!]

Princes... Rosella?

[tips an invisible hat]

I see, I see. Terribly sorry, but I never received the invitation to ride on your pretty royal express! But now, I understand.

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[primrosella]

Oh, hello, Tamaki, do come in, won't you?

[It's a bit hard to tell if that's merely a polite request, or a plea.]

Oh, dear, you've ended up here too, then, haven't you.

[fatespoken]

Fucking trains.

[primrosella]

I beg your pardon?

[fatespoken]

Nevermind. [ A pause. ] You've been here long enough. Things have always have their end here. Besides the City itself.

It is a train, right?

[primrosella]

It is, yes. Or at least, it seems to be a train--and an underground one, at that. You're not on it yourself, are you, Amory?

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[makinghoscroak]

Stop freakin' out!

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[primrosella]

I beg your pardon! It's a bit easier said than done, I should think!

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[makinghoscroak]

You keep doin' it I think I'm gonna have to help you with it.

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[primrosella]

There was something outside the window. You didn't see it, too, did you?

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[princess_crow]

[Rue doesn't know why she's even here or why she can't leave as she always has, but tries to not let this affect her while she glances around looking for her compartment.]

Is there anyone there?

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[primrosella]

Rue?

[Now there's a voice she knows she recognizes. And accordingly, she's on her feet at once, poking her head out the door.]

Rue! Oh, dear, you've gotten into this, too? Well, it's wonderful to see you, even so.

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[princess_crow]

Rosella?

[Rue recognizes her voice and looks up, feeling a little relief. She's not alone anymore.]

I...

What's coming on? What curse is this?

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[primrosella]

Here, do come in.

[She steps aside, making room for Rue to enter the little compartment where she has been sitting, while carefully keeping her back to the windows.]

I don't know. I woke up here this morning, and there are...terrible things out the windows.

[tainted_loyalty]

Miss Rosella? Are you all right?

((OOC: Uuuh we can assume Riff's talking to her while Cain's on his way, or something? lol thread timewarp what.))

[primrosella]

Riff? I'm...I'm managing, I suppose. How are you? You're not on the train, too, are you?

[OOC: This post is a MYSTICAL TIMEBEND of EPIC PROPORTIONS. So yes, that is fine. ♥]

[tainted_loyalty]

I came with Lord Cain this morning.

[C'mon, Rosella, if Cain's here, the chances Riff is too are pretty high~]

But I'm all right otherwise, so please don't worry.

Would it help to talk? You seem... anxious.

[primrosella]

[Well, you know, there was hope. A teeny, minuscule smidgen of hope, yes, but hope nonetheless. Still, as sorry as she is that he's here, she's a bit glad for it, too.]

I don't like...things like this. Machines. All the rattling and clanking and...I just hate it.